Overview: Qualifications

Introduction

The Qualifications sub-category is where a comprehensive list of all qualifications and the date obtained can be listed.

A qualification which is not yet complete may still be included in the list of qualifications and the Qualification Status may be indicated as In Progress, Suspended (interrupted) or Discontinued (stopped).

There is no restriction on the total number of entries you may add.

Existing entries may be edited / updated subsequently, if required, or deleted.

Entries may be manually sorted into a logical order which will be used when generating CV’s and displaying on websites.

Each subsequent entry on this page will be listed in a new row and will be displayed alternately in a blue / black font colour. This formatting is only used within the Researcher Profile context and purely for ease of visual display of multiple entries.

Qualifications procedures

Working with fields in this sub-category

Field types/fields	Description/field rules
Compulsory fields	All fields which are UCT compulsory fields are noted by * All fields which are NRF compulsory fields are noted by * If synchronisation with the NRF is required, completion of the National Research Foundation (NRF) fields is mandatory. For more information, see: NRF funding overview (external link). Note: Not all academics/researchers require synchronisation with the NRF
Free text fields	Free text fields have no limit on type of character input. Title free text fields are restricted to 100 characters. Other free text fields are restricted to 500 characters.
Extendable select fields	The Primary Field of Study, Secondary Field of Study and Institution where Obtained fields are both extendable select type fields. After entering three characters into these fields, a drop-down list of similarly named institutions appears. As more characters are entered, the drop-down list will be further refined. Select your institution from the drop-down list, if it appears, or continue entering the name your institution. Institutions which do not appear on the drop-down list will be added to the list once they have been vetted.
Drop-down list fields	Drop-down list fields contain a list of pre-defined options Click on the fields drop-down arrow to view the drop-down list Select an item from the drop-down list The selected item appears in the field
Radio button	Radio buttons are round selection buttons. One of the radio buttons will be selected by default. Only one radio button may be selected at any one time. When one is selected, all others are automatically deselected.